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In a move that is sure to get liberal snowflakes rushing to their safe spaces faster than ever, Princeton University is now encouraging students
to report “problematic experiences based on [their] identity.” This
means that if students find themselves in a situation that makes them
feel offended or uncomfortable in anyway, they can – and should,
according to Princeton – go tell somebody about it, even if it is
something that normally wouldn’t result in disci

It’s said that about 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by the second week of February.1
This means if you made one for 2018, there’s a good chance it may
already have failed. There’s also a sizable number of people who set no
goals at all, New Year’s resolutions or otherwise, in part because they
may not realize the importance of goal setting and in part because they
may not know how to do it.2
There are other reasons why you may avoid goal setting as well,

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Beginning shortly after President Donald J. Trump defeated Hillary
Clinton in the 2016 election, Americans were treated to a steady diet of
stories from the American Pravda media claiming that he “colluded” with
the Russian government to “steal the election.”
For months information meant to substantiate the claim, made in the
absence of any real evidence, was “leaked” to various news outlets known
to be friendly to Clinton, Democrats, and every known enemy

Black Tea Is Great for Your Gut

A warming cup of tea offers many
comforts, especially when the temperature begins to dip, but while the
advantages of green tea are many and well noted, there's another type —
black tea — shown by recent research to positively impact not only your
quest for weight loss but to lead to a healthier gut microbiome in the
process.

The precise benefit stems from the way black tea (and green tea, too)
can change the ratio of gut bacteria, decreasing the percentages of a
type previously linked to obesity, and increasing bacteria associated with lean body mass, Prevent Disease reports.1 Research from the University of California published in the European Journal of Nutrition,2 revealed that not only may drinking black tea change your gut microbiome for the better, it may also improve your gut function. Lead study author Susanne Henning explains:

"Our new findings suggest that black tea, through a
specific mechanism through the gut microbiome, may also contribute to
good health and weight loss in humans. The results suggest that both
green and black teas are prebiotics, substances that induce the growth
of good microorganisms that contribute to a person's well-being."3

It now appears that both green and black teas have
metabolism-boosting effects, with green tea working via your bloodstream
and black tea via your gut bacteria.4 In addition, antioxidant polyphenols in both green and black tea fight against free radicals, helping to ensure proper function of DNA and cell membranes.5

However, by altering your gut microbiome, black tea helps prevent weight gain and obesity,
making it "anti-obesogenic." Psychology Today explains part of the
mechanism for how this works, as well as the importance of intestinal
health:

"Each of us has trillions of microorganisms and
diverse bacterial communities — commonly referred to
as microbiome or gut microbiota — residing in our gastrointestinal tract
at any given time. Microbiota is a diverse ecological community of
microorganisms that are generally a combination of both beneficial 'good
bacteria' and potentially harmful bacteria.

The human gut is similar to that of a mouse and
generally harbors over 100 trillion microorganisms. Microbiome colonies
begin to reside within our intestines immediately after birth and are
vital to the healthy development of your immune system and are
associated with various important neurobiological and physiological
functions."6

Study: What Black Tea Can Do for Your Gut

Four groups of mice involved in the research were given different
diets to compare over a four-week period: low-fat and high-sugar;
high-fat and high-sugar; high-fat, high-sugar plus green tea extract;
and high-fat, high-sugar plus black tea extract. Evaluating the results,
UCLA Newsroom7
adds, the scientists found that the mice given the green or black tea
extracts dropped the same amount of weight as the ones who were fed a
straight low-fat diet.

Simultaneously, samples were collected from the large intestines of
the mice so their bacteria could be accounted for, as well as from their
liver tissues so they could measure their fat deposits. The scientists'
findings indicated that the mice that had ingested the tea extracts
exhibited a change in the ratios of two significant microbiome family
groups.